Author Archives: Justin Fox

Frida at AGNSW

Posted on 12 July, 2016 by Justin Fox

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Always stops me in my tracks. Rosalie Gascoigne.

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Always pay a visit to this guy, a James Gleeson piece I studied in high school

Went to see Frida with Krysti, but it was a sold out event (what?!).

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Sennheiser G4ME ONE Gaming Headset

Posted on 12 July, 2016 by Justin Fox

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Came in a sexy black box.

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Box in a box! Lovely on Sennheiser to include a carry case!

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Tight details. When you lift the mic up it mutes the mic, very nice!

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I’ve been using a Gamecom Plantronics gaming headset recommended to me by the staff at EB Games, but people in The Division have been complaining about feedback since I started using them, and if the volume knob on the headphones isn’t up all the way sound comes out from the left side only, which leads me to think they’re rubbish, so since I’ve upgraded my controller I thought I’d upgrade my headset too, this time I went for a brand I know!

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Lunar White Xbox Controller

Posted on 8 July, 2016 by Justin Fox

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I’m still playing The Division (“zengarage” on Uplay), and I’m still using an Xbox controller on PC (even though I’m a die hard keyboard and mouse guy). The Xbox controller I had been using was on it’s way out (my player was stuck moving forward which made aiming hard and going through menus annoying too). I’ve stuck with the same, but upgraded to the Special Edition Lunar White Wireless Xbox One Controller. It looks nice, but more importantly it feels amazing! That tiny bit of texture on the back of the controller makes a world of difference.

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Cops Are Tops…

Posted on 30 June, 2016 by Justin Fox

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…but not when they set up a defect station down the road from your car meet.

Last night’s meet was awesome. So many new cars and faces. A great turnout considering last month’s hired Police attendance would have scared many away, and the extra $5 entry to pay for extra security would have turned a few people off too (not to mention how freezing cold it was!).

Just as we were packing up rumours started spreading about a defect station. Once it was confirmed my heart sank. A defect station was set up not at the meet, not outside of the meet, but the Beaurepaires 3.4km away on the corner of the Great Western Hwy.

Coincidence? I think not. And that’s what’s sad about it.

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myPlates JDM number plate now available

Posted on 26 June, 2016 by Justin Fox

The JDM Plates I consulted on and designed with myPlates.com.au are finally available for all Sydney Japanese car enthusiasts to purchase!!!!!!!!

More info: https://www.myplates.com.au/?utm_source=MC-forum&utm_medium=JDM-plates&utm_campaign=JDM-launch-16#/home

PS: Japanese translation: “Nihon no kokunai ichiba” – a fancy way of saying “JDM”!

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Photoshoot with NYC Model Donna

Posted on 18 June, 2016 by Justin Fox

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Rad shoot with NYC Model Donna last week. Picked her up from the airport, she treated me to breakfast (food before a shoot! I love this girl!), then straight into it. She’s such an amazing mover, all I had to do was snap away!

Love how the shots turned out, will leave them largely unedited as I feel I nailed them on the day. Full set up on my photo folio soon!

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Martin Steel String Backpacker Guitar

Posted on 18 June, 2016 by Justin Fox

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I’m on a roll. Spotted this on eBay and had to have it. It’s so weird and wonderful! It’s tiny, and comes with a lovely little bag and strap too. Will definitely be travelling with this guitar instead of my $2 market cheapy I’ve been holding onto for all these years.

PS: Still on the hunt for a GREAT left handed acoustic guitar. One day!

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Westone Thunder I Bass

Posted on 18 June, 2016 by Justin Fox

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Being a left handed guitarist sux balls. All those times when some fucker who can’t play whips out a guitar at the end of a party, but you can’t play it because it’s upside down, and all the times I’ve walked into a guitar store only to find a billion amazing right handed guitars and 3 shit lefties.

I’m always scouring eBay for left handed guitars. I tend to lean towards the $500-$1000 bracket (if I didn’t spend so much money on “cheap” guitars I’d have my ultimate American Strat by now!). Last week I came across this 80’s beauty! A Japanese made Westone Bass (ceased operation in 1991). I’ve never owned a bass guitar and I won this baby for $150!!!

When I went to go pick it up I was greeted by an old Italian man. We got chatting and it turns out the guy moved to Australia and landed a job as a session bassist. He’s been a professional bass guitarist his whole life and this particular bass has played gigs with Tina Turner and Roy Orbison! FUCKING WOW! He used to play it on a boat a lot too, and when the seas got wild he’d find the bass on the floor at times, so it’s got a lot of battle scars, which I love! The action on it is SO LOW, and was set up by a Fender technician who was a good friend of his.

What a score, what a story! Love!

PS: Click here for more info on the guitar.

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Photoshoot with Cordy and her R32

Posted on 9 June, 2016 by Justin Fox

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I’m not a huge fan of photos of girls with cars. Love some of the retro stuff (and all of the Pirelli Calendars!), but bad taste workshop girly calendars have ruined it for me.

Always up for a challenge though! Our shop manager Cordy asked me to shoot her and her car which now rolls on Toyo tyres. Safety counts so it wasn’t hard to convince Cordy to pay a little more and go for a quality tyre rather than a no-brand cheapy!

I love telling stories with my image sets so I played to my strengths, and that means mostly leaving the finals as shot (I wasn’t about to go all automotive photographer mode and start removing reflections and other imperfections!).

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